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[14.4] Xeirzo's In-depth Challenger Gwen Guide
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+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
Ghost
Teleport
Ignite
Teleport
Exhaust
Teleport
Items
Ability Order DEFAULT MAX ORDER
Thousand Cuts (PASSIVE)
Gwen Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Aatrox
Akali
Akshan
"- Play safe and farm whatever CS you can. You should look to maintain high HP, so he can't dive you. - Stand behind minions. He will try to throw his Q through the minions to reach you, but you can sidestep and dodge it. This forces the wave to push into you - Start taking short trades after level 3 (W > E > Q4 > AA > walk away). Don't overextend. You don't want to get chunked after your W expires. - If he doesn't instantly disengage, just trade autos with him - Take short trades after level 3 ( Q > E > AA > W > AA > awalk away ). If he E's after you, you can just all in him - Start looking to kill him after level 6. You can easily run him down with ghost if you block his hook shot - Use the full slow of each R - Once you have 2-3 items, you will destroy him in the side lane. - If he takes ignite. Push waves, and rotate to your team for easy 5v4 fights. - Avoid fighting him when he has a long lane since he can chase you down. - Don't walk up without E/W. He can swing and burst you easily - Never fight without Q stacks"
Camille
"- Stack Q and punish him when he walks up - If he starts W, try to walk back into him to dodge the empowered W damage - If he starts Q, play inside your wave. If you don't overextend, you won't have an issue - Try to avoid letting him proc his Q2 true damage - When he goes for a W, dash backward to dodge the enhanced damaged - You can also E>Q4 into him to dodge the outer ring - Use the edge of Q4 to get damage off before her passive shield comes up. - Don't trade into her passive shield. After she procs it, E away and then use W to dodge her W if needed - Abuse her if she walks into the center of the lane. - If you're level-6, you can easily kill her when she's 60-70% HP. - Make sure not to stack your abilities because she can use R to dodge - You should always have a lead against Camille, meaning you should be able to play side lane. If you're even/up gold, you will always beat her. - You lose around 1-2 items. But once you have Death Cap, you always beat her. You also giga outscale him late-game (4-5 items) - Dodge the W, it heals her - Go for solo kills when she is on your side of the lane"
Cassiopeia
Darius
Cho'Gath
"- Start stacking Q on the wave. - Take a small ( Q4 > AA ) trade if he walks up for CS. - Try not to hit the wave with Q4. It's important you don't push too quickly - You should be focused on getting a proper cheater - Cho's only win con is out sustaining you, so take good backs - Always move in lane. If you can dodge his Qs, you won't have an issue. - When he walks into a bush, expect him to use Q - You can E > Q4 into him whenever he walks up, but just be careful of his Q. - You could also W his W/Q, and then any trade will be positive - At level 6, you can look for a solo kill whenever he's 60-70% HP - Late-game play side lane. Once you have 3 items, cho can't ever match you. - Never trade when you don't have Q stacks - Don't let him Q you for free - Watch out for the E cast through wave"
Briar
Dr. Mundo
"- Immediately stack Q on the wave - Take a short (Q4 > AA) trade if he walks up for CS - Always stand behind minions so he can't Q you - You can also try to bait his Q by standing right in front of the wave - You can use W to dodge his cleaver and E>Q4 for a good trade. Just make sure to leave before he has Q again - Be careful of his E minion push - Look for an all-in when he's 70% HP. Try to do this when you have a long lane. - Always play side lane late-game. He can't fight you once you have 2-3 items. - He has poor wave clear. Because of that, you can crash 1-3 waves and then look to hit the tower - You could also crash waves and then rotate for team fights. - Don't get poked by Q's - Fighting without Q stacks"
Fiora
"- Stack your Q on the wave. - If she cheeses the bush behind you, stand inside your wave and fight him. - Kite away from her vitals - Pay attention to her vital; If you get a bad vital, you can walk out of range to reset it. This is really important for trading - If you have a good vital spot, you can stand next to your melees and pressure her with Q4. - Use Q4 every time she walks up. Just be ready to use E to dodge her W parry. - If you don't have E to dodge the W, then take a step back and use W to dodge. - Bait out her W before committing to an all-in - Her parry has a 24-second cooldown - You can E > Q4 forward, but just be ready to dodge the W. If you get hit by the attack speed slow, you won't be able to fight her. - At level 6, you can chunk/kill her when she doesn't have W. Use the trading patterns above to bait out her W, and then look for an all-in when she's 60-70% HP - When you fight her, walk in whatever direction she does to prevent her from proccing all her R vitals - Hug a wall to block her from proccing her vitals if needed - Never fight after getting hit by her W attack speed slow/stun - Don't let her proc easy vitals without trading back - Don't stack your abilities ( R > Q4 ). This mistake allows her to parry the damage of both."
Gangplank
"- Walk up in the lane to prevent him from getting an early barrel down. - You can play for prio by using Q on the wave whenever you have it on cooldown - It's OK to tank 1 barrel, but avoid letting him passive-auto you. - If you aren't confident in the matchup, sit back and farm CS with Q until you have a few levels - Always use W to block his double barrel combo. - His early barrel cooldown is 18 seconds. - ( W > E > Q4 ) will be your best combo in this matchup. - Stay on the outside edge of W1 to avoid tanking his barrel damage. - fight/zone him when he runs out of barrels - You can auto-reset the barrels to guarantee the kill - Ignite early to cut his W healing - Once you hit level 6, you have good kill pressure, but just be patient with your R since he can cleanse the first slow. - Go for kills when you have a long lane. - You beat him after (2-3 items). - GP is one of the champs with insane wave clear, so don't try to hit the tower against him. - You can use prio if you're ahead and rotate to fights after. Then look for towers after he TP's - If you're behind and he's pressuring you on the tower, use W to farm the ranged minions, then kill the melees afterward. - Never walk up without W/E - Don't tank his passive true damage - Being close to bushes, there might be a barrel inside"
Garen
"- Stack your Q on the wave. - If he walks up, take a short trade, but don't overpush the wave. - Q4 him every time he walks up. Be ready to E backward if he uses Q - Stand inside your wave if he tries to trade with you. - You should always play for prio, so your jungler has an easier time playing topside. - Abuse his 23-second W cooldown. He has a hard time trading when he doesn't have it. - Try to bait out his phase rush. You can look for better trades once it is on cooldown - Look for an all-in when he doesn't have phase rush, and you have a long lane - At level 6, you're much stronger if you don't get poked down - You can kill him when he's 60-70% HP - If you don't W his Q combo, he can kill you with ignite, so always buffer W into his Q - Mid-game (2-3 items) Fights depend on whether you got a lead. - If you're up 1.5-2k gold, you should look for prio and rotate to your team. - When you're behind, catch waves and match any of his rotations with your TP - Late-game (4-5 items), he actually beats you if you aren't ahead - If he ever walks up without phase rush, kill him. - Don't let him Q you without trading back - Never fight if you're below half HP when he has R"
Gragas
"- Stack Q on the wave - His E will cancel your auto attack, so just Q4 him when he farms the first 3 minions. - Stand inside the wave so he has to walk up farther to Body slam you - E forward when you hit level 2 first, - Look for trades when he doesn't have E - Use E/W to dodge his barrel - Position yourself near a wall to reduce his R knockback - Play for an all-in when he doesn't have phase rush - You can't ever kill him when he has it up - When you hit level 6, you can't kill him unless he makes a mistake. - When you think he's about to ult, take a step back and use W to dodge his R displacement - If you can't do this, then just back up and don't overextend - Mid-game (2-3 items): You will easily beat him, but he can kite you out. - Because of this, don't get baited into chasing him down when you don't have kill pressure. - Use your superior dueling power to gain priority and rotate to your team for 4v5 fights. - Late-game (4-5 items): You can chase him down with your level 16 ultimate slow. - Never Q4 right before he ults - Don't short trade without Q stacks - Avoid tanking his Q's for no reason - Watch out for his W splash damage - Respect R combo when he's near his tower"
Gnar
Illaoi
"- Play for a cheater recall - Immediately get Q stacks. - If she levels W first, take a short trade with her. - Don't overcommit. If he gets a second W, you will lose the trade. - Always stand behind minions to block her E tentacle - Use W if you have to - Her E has a 16-second cooldown. - Abuse this cooldown when possible - Run away if she lands E / Uses R unless you can kill her - Focus on dodging her abilities before/while trading - After level 6, use W to dodge her tentacle and then kill her. - With ignite, you can kill her when she's 80% HP - Late-game (2-3 items), you are stronger in the 1v1/sidelane, but if you get hit by her E, you just lose XD - Push side lane waves and then rotate to your team. - Play for T2/3's if he ever uses TP - DON'T trade after getting hit by her E - Dodge all her tentacle smashes - Avoid letting her push you in"
Irelia
"- Irelia has a weak level 1 ( If she doesn't have Q stacks) - Take control of the wave, and beat her up if she tries to CS the first 3 melee's - You should always hit level 2 first, allowing you to look for positive trades. - You can chunk 50% HP if she walks up for any CS from 1-3 - After you crash 3 waves, you can instantly reset and get an item advantage or continue pushing waves into her. - If you decide to reset, immediately TP back. You have to maintain Q stacks to beat her. - If you want to stay, get some vision down and continue to push every second wave into him. - At this point, if you ever get hit by his E, you will die. So make sure always to keep your E dash to dodge. - Do not use all your spells on her W - Be careful when she pushes since she will have full passive stacks - She's strong with bork, so avoid fighting her until two items. - You can start to play sidelane after 2-3 items. You won't have an issue fighting her if you aren't down 2-4k gold. - Don't fight her when she has full passive stacks - Look for the LOWHP minions. You can telegraph where Irelia is going to dash to - Watch out when fighting in a minion wave because she can dash to dodge your Q4 - Her W can block a lot of damage, so be mindful of that when tower diving - DO NOT GET HIT BY HER E!!!"
Jayce
K'Sante
"- Instantly get Q stacks on wave - If he tries to farm the first 3 melees, you can take a short trade. - Just don't overpush the wave. You are playing for the 3-4 wave crash - Have unpredictable movement to easily dodge his Qs - His E dash has increased range when dashing towards an ally minion. This lets him dodge your Q4>E combo - Go for trades when he doesn't have minions behind him. - His W allows him to reduce a lot of your Q4 damage. - You should use Q4 while you still have E so that you can dash away after. - Avoid his W damage at all costs. - You have kill pressure at level 6. Just be careful of his Q3 when he's near his turret. - Look for an all-in when you have a long lane, and he's around 60% hp - Just play sidelane once you have 2-3 items. Unless you are down 2k gold, he will ever be able to fight you. - Be careful fighting him near his tower - Don't tank his empowered autos / Q3 - Avoid using all your damage on his W"
Jax
Kayle
"- Stack Q on the wave - Take a short trade with her if he walks up - Be careful if she has lethal tempo - Play for a three-wave crash. If you can get an item advantage, you can look for solo kills. - E > Q4 forward when you have the chance - Freeze the wave near your tower. You need to zone her EXP - When you have a freeze, walk past the wave and make sure she doesn't get EXP - Use W to dodge her Q slow - After level 6, you have a better all-in, but she can kite you easily. - Avoid taking too much poke and look to all-in when you have a long lane. - Fight her with a ( W > E > R ) combo. If you can dodge her Q slow, she won't be able to run away. - Her ult has a longer cooldown than Gwen's, which means you can look for a kill right when you get R - Mid-game (2-3 items), you must play according to gold lead. Change later for clarity - You can look for solo kills in the side lane when you're ahead. - You won't struggle fighting her if you dodge her Q slow. - When behind, play safe and use TP to match any team fights. - NEVER let her get turret; follow her anywhere she goes. - Late-game (4-5 items), you beat her in the 1v1 even when you're behind. - Don't brainlessly push"
Kled
"- Always be ready to dodge his Q - Stack Q on the wave - Don't be afraid to take a short trade if you get hit by his Q - You should always hit level 2 first. Use this timer to take a favorable trade. - If he hits level 2 first, back up and play safe - Crash wave three or four. Kled spikes on level 3, and he has a good chance of killing if you don't reset. - Use TP to avoid his all-in timer if needed - Don't walk up when he's pushing waves. - This is to minimize Kled's powerful dive potential - Keep him right before his dismount HP - You win every trade if he misses his Q - When he is in mini form. Try to all-in him when he uses W since that's his primary tool to remount - Dash out of his Q tether if needed. - You destroy him mid-game (2-3 items) - Ping him when he goes out of vision since his R is such a good engage - If he has TP, try to take towers if he decides to group with his team. - If you can get a Tier 2 Tower, it doesn't matter if your team loses a team fight. - Push waves and rotate to your team if he matches you with his ignite. - You beat him late-game, so use the same tips as before - Never fight him without a way to escape his Q unless you can tank it and still kill him - Avoid stacking your abilities when he's about to dismount so you don't lose damage - Knocking him off Skaarl without having actual kill pressure - Don't let him dodge your Q with his E-dash"
LeBlanc
Malphite
"COMET - Start stacking Q on the wave. - You will tank one comet Q, but it doesn't matter - You can chunk him out if he walks up for early CS - Don't overextend. If you damage the minions too much, you will be forced to crash wave 2. - Get W at level 3. This helps you block a lot of his poke damage with Q - Once you get back to lane, W his initial Q and then start trimming the wave. - If you can stop his wave crash, you can look for a solo kill in the long lane. - When you're looking for a trade. Wait for his Q, take a step back, and then W - If you do get hit by his Q, use E to dodge the comet damage GRASP - Start stacking Q on the wave. - Pressure him off the wave before he can stack up grasp. - Take short trades with him when you have Q stacks. - Don't over-push the wave. - Put two points into Q at level 3. - Be careful when you return to lane since he'll be level 4. - If you can't stop his wave crash, it's not a big deal. - Grasp Malphite will rank E up first. Because of that, kite him out after getting attack-speed slowed. General - Q4 him anytime he walks up, then trade while his shield is down - Take your time when auto resetting after he E's you - Go for a trade if he wastes abilities on wave - Freeze when possible. You have an easy time chasing Malphite in a long lane - Be careful of his level 6. You can easily die to the jungler if he R's you - Don't tank his Q for no reason (especially if he has comet) - Don't let him space you with Q movement speed"
Maokai
Mordekaiser
"- Cheater recall - Stack Q on the wave. - Don't get hit by his Q while he farms the first 3 melees - If he walks up for CS, take a short trade. - Walk away before he gets passive stacks. - Hover outside his Q range. You can bait out his abilities. - Look for a trade when he wastes his abilities - Always be ready to dodge his E pullback. - Most Morde players will E when you dash forward, - His W shield gives him damage reduction, so keep that in mind when you're fighting him - His W does have a (12 second) cooldown, which you should try to abuse. - After level 6, you are stronger than him if you have Q stacks. - His R steals resistances, so save W until he ults. - It's also important that you dodge at least one isolated Q. You can do this by saving E for - Mid-game (2-3 items), you won't have an issue fighting him. - If he takes ignite over TP, you should avoid fighting him - Use your TP advantage to rotate to your team for easy 5v4 fights while he farms the side lane - If he wants to group with his team, then use that opportunity to hit turrets - Don't get baited into TPing into bad fights. They massively buffed turret gold, so if you can at least kill one Tier 2, it's always worth it - Don't let him push you in - Avoid fighting him when he lands E on you - Never all in when his W is fully charged - Don't get hit by Q's for no reason - His isolated Q's deal over double the damage "
Naafiri
Nasus
"- Don't leash. You need to get prio on the wave instantly. Your main goal should be to get a clean 3 wave crash off. - Check if he has bone plating - After you pop it. Take a trade if he walks up ( Q4 > AA > AA ). Just make sure not to over push the wave. - If he's sitting back. You can get Q stacks and then walk past wave (don't aggro the casters) to zone him from the first 3 melees. - You can use this as an opportunity for a short trade if he wants to fight you. - After you crash the third wave. Reset if the enemy JG is pathing top. Otherwise, you can continue to deny CS and maintain prio for Rift Grubs. - It's crucial to get rift grubs because you can easily hit the turret - When he begins to slow push into you, make sure to deny his crash. - You can easily do this by walking up and Qing the wave. - If he tries to stop this, use Q4 > AA > E away. - Avoid using W when you do this because it's better used for dodging his E damage. - You should try to get a lead through CS rather than looking for kills. If you can freeze, he will be down 30-50 CS without any counterplay - Because of that, you should value your wave state over anything else. Most people lose this lane by trying to punish him on poor timers. - At level 6, you have kill pressure if the wave is on your side of the lane. - With that said, the nature of this lane means that you'll be pushing into him when you hit level 6. - This means that you will hit 6 while he's still 5, which means you will have an easy opportunity to dive him with JG - When you fight him when he has some points in W (the AA slow), you need to use R to kite out the duration and then reengage when the debuff wears off - Late-game, you won't be able to fight him unless you're up 2-3k gold. - So catch sidelane waves and try to play for team fights - Don't try to auto when he withers you. E away unless you think you can instantly kill him - Avoid his E explode dmg - Don't E into him because you need the dash to kite his wither"
Olaf
"- Chill and try to farm whatever minions you can. If you get hit by his Q, he can easily chunk you, so avoid being too aggressive - Try to take short trades with him whenever you have Q4 - You will lose the trade if he hits 2 Q's - Look for E > Q4 when you have a level advantage. Olaf has good damage, so only take trades when you have an item/level advantage. - When you are pushing into him, if he long range Q's you, you can W to block the damage and then E > Q4 since he won't be able to pick up the axe - One of the most essential things in this matchup is movement. If you could make him waste his Q, you'll have a good opportunity for a trade/all-in - Practice inconsistent movement and try to read his gameplay patterns. - When you fight him, kite away from his axes. A lot of his early-game damage comes from his Q. - If he doesn't pick up his Axe, you can go for a kill. - If he picks it up, just run away since you can create enough distance to run - You should be able to look for an all-in after you have a blasting wand. After this point, you will have enough damage to eat through his base healing/Doran's shield. - You have to set up all-ins by slowly poking him down because he has a much better all-in compared to Gwen - Play for sidelane after 2-3 items. He can't contest you after this point. - You can also just play for sidelane prio and then rotate for easy 5v4 team fights (this works especially well if he doesn't have TP) - Don't let him snowball the lane - Don't fight him if he has ignite - Avoid walking up if you don't have E - Don't Let him E you without trading any damage back"
Ornn
"- Take control of the first wave to stack Q - If he takes W first, you can do a short Q4 trade; just don't let him use his Brittle auto - If he takes Q, control the bush and use a quick auto > Q4 trade. - Your only goal for the first 3 waves is to maintain high HP and look for a solid 3 wave crash. - Ornn has a good gank setup, so focus on wave state rather than damage. You won't ever solo kill him unless he blunders - Avoid his Q poke if you take too much damage for free. - You can W his Q/W poke and then E>Q4; this is a solid trade pattern, but it's situational. If you do this, be sure the jungle isn't topside. - Use E to dodge his W damage, or you can save it for his E knock up, but you should be able to walk away from his pillar/wall 99% of the time - Most of the time, I'll use my E to dodge his W damage so that it doesn't apply the brittle proc - Don't dash into a wall or pillar - You will have a big window to punish him if he E's away; it has a 16-second cooldown early in the game. - After 2 items, the Ornn can't hold you in the sidelane. Because of that, The Ornn's win-con will be playing team fights. - Leverage this advantage to take easy T1-3s - Play for team fight if an objective is coming up (Soul/third drake) or if you take all the sidelane turrets - Don't walk near him without E, especially once he gets 6, as his full combo can often kill you from 70%HP - Don't ever stand next to a wall or pillar unless you are 100% sure you can kill him - Avoid letting him brittle auto you! - If the Ornn is good, he beats you early game, so just be patient and scale up"
Pantheon
"- Play safe and farm minions with Q - Avoid his passive-stacked Q's - He can easily kill you at level 2 with ignite - Once you hit level 3, you can start taking short ( W > Q4 > E ) trades. - Use this when you're slow pushing into him. Otherwise, he can extend the trade which is dangerous - If he looks like he's about to use his empowered Q, then you can use W to dodge it and then look for a trade. - When he uses his empowered W, instantly E backward to avoid the passive autos - You are much stronger at level 6 if he doesn't have ignite. - Don't stack your Q4 and R since he can always use E - Remember to ping your mid when he hits level 6 - Mid-game (2-3 items), you almost always beat him unless you're down 3k gold. - Ping when he goes out of vision because of his R - If he wants to match you in the sidelane, then rotate to your team and force out his ult/TP - You can play for turrets when he doesn't have TP - Late-game (4-5 items), it's almost impossible to lose to him. - Avoid his empowered Q's - Don't fight him when he's pushing into you - Try not to use all your damage on his E"
Poppy
"- Stack Q on the wave. - You can hit level 2 first if you focus wave. - Take a short trade Q4 > AA, but avoid his Q damage - Look for a trade when you hit level 2 first - If he hits 2 first, then just back up and don't get chunked - Crash clean waves. She has good gank setup - Once you have level 3, you can start using W to dodge her passive Auto. - You can also time this so that you initiate a trade as you dodge the passive. - You can W > E > Q4 for a nice trade - Trade when she doesn't have Q - Poppy will try to dodge your Q4 with her E, but she can't cast W while in the E animation, so just follow with your E dash - Step on her passive when possible - Always kite away from walls when fighting her - She has incredible dive, so try not to trade when your wave is about to crash - At level 6, you won't ever have kill pressure unless you dodge hit ultimate - You are much stronger at level 6, so you can play to chunk him with R - Mid-game (2-3 items) play for side lane turrets - If she wants to group, then get towers - You can also force her TP out by pushing waves and rotating to your team. - You could also just hit tower since Poppy has poor wave clear - Late-game (4-5 items), you won't ever lose to her 1v1, which means you can easily pressure side lane - Never stand close to your own tower or walls - Dont tank Q's without trading back - Dashing into her when she has W - Don't allow her to use passive auto on you"
Quinn
"- Sit back and farm - Ward the bush so she can't drop minion aggro - Use W to block her passive autos while you farm - You can take short Q4 > E trades. - if you want to guarantee this hits, you can use W to stop his vault - When you use W like this. Stay inside the W1, so she can't create space with vault - Get what farm you can, but just play safe and wait until level 6 - After level 6, auto the wave to stack Q, then try to time ( W > E > Q4 ). - If she doesn't have flash, you can look for a kill - Mid-game (2-3 items), you beat him in the 1v1. but you have to hit your R's - Most of the time, Quinn will take ignite. Because of that, you push 2-3 waves and then rotate to your team. - If she just groups with her team then you can just take towers - Late-game (4-5 items), you completely destroy her. - Don't get chunked out of lane for no reason - Her vault can cancel your E dash - Watch out for her Q splash damage"
Rammus
Renekton
"- Play for a cheater recall - Stack Q on the wave. - Take a short trade if he walks up. - Hit the wave with your Q - You should always be able to hit level two first - E forward when you get the level advantage - Hold jump until he uses E - Don't let him dodge your Q4 with his E dash - Always trade back when he Q's you - Buffer your Q into his W. - Also, buffer your W into his stun - Try to bait his Q by standing on the outside of his range - After level 6, you can kill him if you have some AP (Blasting wand/Double amp tome) - Stack your Q4 on the wave, and look for short trades. - You can look to kill him when he's 60-80% HP. - Mid-game (2-3 items), he won't be able to fight you in the side lane. - Even if you're down 2k gold. You've out-scaled him after death cap - You should be able to get a few turrets with your advantage - Don't fight him when he has high fury - Don't let him get fury for free - Don't let him push you in levels 1-3 - Don't stay low under tower. He can easily dive with how tanky he can be / with junglers"
Rengar
Riven
"- Don't get cheesed and walk to the wave with your minions. - You beat him if he fights inside your wave - Stack Q on the wave. - Don't like him kite your Q4 with his Q dash. If you just hold Q4, you have good pressure level 1. - If he does walk up, take a short trade with him, but don't leave your wave - You should always hit level 2 first - If he doesn't respect you, go for an E > Q4 trade. If he trades back, exhaust him and continue to fight. - Fast crash the third wave and reset - He does have kill pressure on this wave, but you will have TP advantage, so it isn't the worst if you decide to die for tempo - Do not fight on when she's slow pushing into you. - Farm whatever CS you can with Q, but avoid getting chunked. - Look to freeze when near your tower - When she's looking to trade with you, hover outside her Q range. If she Q's towards you, look to buffer Q4 into her W stun. - Be careful of her E dash since it can easily dodge your damage. - When you hit level 6, you both have kill pressure. It just depends on who has an HP advantage. - If she's around 70-80% HP, you can look to all-in her. Just be patient with your R rotation since she has a lot of dashes. - She has good dive setup, so don't be afraid to reset if you take a few poor trades. - Mid-game (2-3 items): You have to hit everything to kill her. I would suggest continuing to play passive and scale into the late-game - You can look to fight her if you're ahead or push waves and rotate to your team - When you're behind, catch waves and TP if the riven rotates to your team - If you don't have TP, just match riven - You destroy her late game (4-6 items) - Don't be scared level 1 - Watch out for her flash W - Her E dash can easily dodge your Q4 "
Rumble
Sett
Shen
"- Get Q stacks - You are looking to crash 3-4 waves - When you trade with him, hit the wave with Q. It's important you hit level 2 first - Watch out for his level 2 power spike. He can easily chunk you for 50% HP if you get hit by his E - Be ready to Dash back to dodge his E - Position away from his Q drag through - Kite out his early passive shield, then trade after it falls off - When he uses his W, you can still get Q stacks, but you won't deal damage - Keep him under tower after level 6 so he can't use R to help his team. - Late-game, you won't have an issue fighting him, even if you're down 2-3k gold. - Try to bait him to taunt you outside of tower range. - After he uses E, he won't be able to stop you from taking towers. - Don't let Shen kite you with his E - Don't trade close to his turret. He will taunt you - Never let him hit level 2 first"
Singed
"- Protect the proxy - Start E if he tries to proxy - If he doesn't proxy. Start Q and instantly start hitting the wave. - Take a short trade if he walks up for minions. - If he walks up to the ranged minions with poison, you can ghost to chunk his HP - Always get Q stacks. If he ever walks up for CS, hit him and the wave. - You should always push into him. Avoid letting him proxy at all costs! - After you crash 2-3 waves, look to proxy. This helps keep good tempo so that he never has the chance to scale for free. - You can look to kill him when you hit level 6. - Just be patient with your R. You must hit all 3 parts to kill. - Mid-game (2-3 items), you beat Singed, but you can't really hit towers because of his flip - Play with your prio. Push 2-3 waves and then rotate to your team. - Most Singed players won't run TP, so you must abuse that. - Late-game (4-5 items), you won't be able to kill him. Singed is one of the only champs that ""outscale"" Gwen - Catch waves and TP to your team for fights - Don't trade near tower if he can flash > fling you - Avoid chasing without CDs - Don't let him proxy for free - Don't be passive in the early levels - Never fight him once he has 4+ items"
Sion
"- Stack Q on the wave. - Take a short trade if he walks up for CS - Hover on the outside of his spell range - Don't take unnecessary early damage - Save your E to dodge his Q knock-up - If he starts Q while in melee range, just dash behind him for an easy trade. - You can W to dodge his Q and then E>Q4 forward for a great trade - Just be careful after since you won't have W to avoid a gank. - This is especially important after level 6 because of well sion can set up the gank - After getting hit by his E, you can dash away or use W to dodge his fully charged Q - You could also use this as an opportunity to E>Q4 into him - Look for an all-in after level 6 when you have a long lane. - Most of the time, he'll just R away, but this is quite a good outcome for you if you don't let him R into a proxy - You won't ever lose to him in the sidelane after 2-3 items, but you might struggle with hitting turret against him. - Use your ability to get prio to crash a few waves and then rotate. Your main goal should be to force out his TP - If you can get his TP, take both side T2's or force him to catch waves while you fight 5v4 with your team - Don't walk up to bushes without knowing where he is - Avoid getting close to him without spells to escape/dodge his Q"
Teemo
"- Play safe and avoid early poke - Sit in the bushes and farm whatever CS you can - Walk up when you have the Doran's shield passive - Use Q to farm cannons/minions when he blinds you - Once you have a few levels, you can start to take short trades ( W > E > Q4 > walk away ) - If you position the W properly, he won't be able to damage you. - Play safe until you have cooldowns again. - You can dodge his Q blind with W, but you have to wait until the projectile begins moving towards you - This will be your biggest all-in window. - When you trade/fight with him, stay within your W1. This will force him to move into you. - Try to use W to stop his wave crash. If you freeze the wave, your jungler might be able to gank him. - Look to kill him when you have a long lane - After level 6, you have kill pressure, but be careful of his ignite. - Be patient with your R. Teemo will dodge around, trying to make you miss your needles (R) - Mid-game (2-3 items, you don't win the 1v1 if he has ignite. Teemo is one of the only matchups you need 4-5 items to win against. - Avoid walking in the obvious shroom spots - Don't get chunked early for no reason - Never trade without E/W"
Tryndamere
Vayne
Warwick
"- Sit in the bush and wait for the CS. - Q the first 3 minions if possible, but you are not looking for a fight. - You don't want to trade with him at all. Get as much CS as you can, but don't stress too much about it - Try spacing his Q chomp by using the outside of your Q range and then dash backward before he can bite on you - Always get Q stacks when possible - You can take short trades when you have Q4 - At level 6, you can kill him when he's 40% HP (be sure to ignite early to reduce all of his healing) - You lose at (1-2) items, but once you have death cap (third item), you can abuse him in the sidelane. - Late-game (4-5 items), punish since he can't ever win 1v1. - If he doesn't have TP, you can pull him into the side lane and then TP to your team for an easy fight - You can take side lane turrets if he decides to group with his team - Don't trade without Q stacks - Never let him Q you for nothing - Don't let him dodge your Q4 with his Q dash - Avoid fighting him without ignite - Rush steel caps"
Zac
"- Get Q stacks on the first wave. Farm the first 3 melees with (Q) - You are stronger than him at level 1, so you should be able to hit level 2 first. - Cheater recall on the third wave. - After you get a blasting wand, you shouldn't ever lose a fight against him - If he tries to (Q) you, space outside his range. If he is able to attach the (Q2), just buffer Q, and the trade will be even - Stand behind minions to block his Q1 - Always hold your E for his (E) knock up - If you can dodge his E/Q, you will win any fight - Try to wiggle/space just outside his (W) range. If you do this well, the matchup becomes incredibly easy - You can chunk him at level 6, but it's hard to kill unless he wastes his (E). - Mid-game (2-3 items), depends on gold lead - You destroy him late-game! - Be careful not to get combo'd under his tower. That's basically the only way you can die to him - His Q2 can cancel your E dash"
Yorick
"- You're stronger at level 1, so you can easily stack Q on the wave; if he walks up, take a short 1-2 auto trade + Q, and then drop minion aggro with bush - Make sure not to hit the wave too much because you are trying to crash the third wave. If you can get a clean reset off and stop his crash, you will have an opportunity to look for a solo kill - Be mindful of his E range, especially if he has max ghoul stacks. - You can (W) his E and then dash forward for a small trade. He can never win a fight against you if you can dodge that ability - If he does hit you with E, you dash away from the ghouls and kill them while kiting. If you do this properly, you won't take any damage. - When trading with him, you should try to initiate in melee range. This will allow you to dash out of his cage once it places it. - Try to wiggle to bait out/dodge his E. If you practice this, the lane becomes a lot easier as you can start to win trades and look to snowball - Post-6, you can easily beat him if you don't get trapped in his cage - You lose mid-game (2-3 items) - Late-game (4-5 items), you destroy him - Don't get chunked while he pushes wave with Ultimate - Avoid getting chunked by his E for free - You can't beat him if he has maiden and you don't have ult"
Yone
"- Control the first wave. You beat him level 1 if you play inside your wave. Don't just tank all of his autos. - You have to space just outside his Q range. If he misses Q, use that as an opportunity to stack Q/Trade - The early levels hinge on your ability to bait/dodge his Q's. At the very least, if you dodge his Q2 knock-up, you can ghost onto him and play for a chunk - You should be able to leverage the early advantage into an easy 3-4 wave crash. - Avoid getting chunk while he has a long lane since Yone can easily chase you down with his E - He has insane ramping damage with his lethal tempo + E, so you'll need to play the match-up mostly through short trades. - You should always play for prio. If you have Q stacks, you'll have an easier time fighting him. - Bait out his W by hovering just outside his range. If you can dodge this consistently, the short trades will be much easier to win. - Look out for his E - Q3 (NADO) combo. It has a lot of range and easily set up a gank for his jungler - If he has Q3 while running away, kite back for a second, so you don't get hit by the hitbox behind the nado - Once you have R, you can kill him if he ever wastes E - If he R's outside your W mist, you'll dodge the damage and knockup - Mid-game (2-3 items), you lose quite hard even when ahead in gold - Late-game (4-5 items), You've scaled, and now you can look for turrets/pressure - Don't stand by dying minions because he will CS them with his W - Having your E interrupted by his knockup"
Yasuo
Wukong
"- Stack Q on the wave. If he tries to CS/Trade, you can fight inside your wave and win easily. - You have much better AOE damage, so you shouldn't ever lose wave control - When you hit level 2 first, E forward for a trade/kill - Continue getting Q stacks on the wave and pressure him whenever he tries to last hit - Look for a 3-wave crash into cheater recall. You are going to be rushing steel caps, but getting early AP is really useful - You can Q when he E's to guarantee you hit the sweet spot - Once you have level 6, you can all-in him whenever you have 4 Q stacks. Be sure to kite away from his clone because his R damage will stack if both clones hit you. - In the mid-game > late-game, you should be looking to split push (especially if he has ignite) - Don't get baited by his W clone - Don't let him Q you without trading back - Be careful whenever he has R+ignite"
Volibear
"- Take short Q trades ( if he hits E, you will lose ) - This is one of the rare matchups where you won't have wave prio. - Stack Q on the wave; avoid trading if you don't have 4 stacks. - Always save your Dash so you can dodge his E damage. This means you almost never E forward in this matchup - Only take short trades. If he hits two W's, you will always lose - Trade more aggressively when you purchase blasting wand - Post 6 - look to all in with ignite when he is around 55% HP - Mid-game (2-3 items) depends on gold lead entirely. - If you're ahead, get prio and play for towers or rotate to your team. - If you're behind, play safe and TP to any plays Volibear tries to make. - Late-game (2-3 items) you will easily be able to fight him - Avoid getting hit by E at all costs - Don't take extended trades - Don't get baited by him being low, his R/W makes him pretty tanky if you don't kill him fast enough - Don't trade if the wave is crashing since he the best dive in the game."""
Vladimir
"- Walk up and hard push the first 3 melees. He can't contest you due to his lack of wave clear early game wave. - Once you hit level 2, look for short ( E > Q4 > AA > ) trades. Your main goal will be having a clean third wave crash, so avoid pushing the wave too quickly. - When you recall, get boots and refill. You'll need the movement speed for trades, and the sustain helps a lot - Your best trade pattern will be (W> Q4> E> AA>) he doesn't have any counterplay. afterward, play safe since you don't have any cooldowns - Post-6, whenever you have a good trade, you can decide to R purely to chunk him or force out his flash/ghost. He relies heavily on sums, so if an opportunity presents itself always take it - Late game, you outscale him in the 1v1, so try to exert pressure in the sidelane; you will also have the TP advantage most of the time, so if he matches you, you can just TP to your team and take a 4v5 - Don't play passive in the early levels, or he will completely control the lane - Don't let him get empowered Q's ( keep in mind his Q burst MS and his E extends his red bar ) - Look to all in him when his W is on cooldown - Stand behind minions to block his E-blob "
Kennen
"- Play around bushes - Farm whatever minions you can without taking too much poke - Just chill and farm until level 3. Then, you can look to take a short ( W > E > Q4 ) trade - Play safe until you have W again - Fake walk forward to bait his Q out. Otherwise, stand behind the minions - Freeze the wave when possible. You can look to chase him down with ghost when you have a long lane. - At level 6, you can look for kills when you have ghost. - You can kill him if you W his Q or W empowered auto. - When you E forward, slightly step back to avoid his E lightning stack. - If he R's onto you, buffer your W before you get stunned - You beat him mid-game (2-4 items) - Make sure to ping if he goes out of vision - Look for side lane turrets if he wants to group with his team - Late game (5-6 items), he out scales you through team fighting - try to pull him into the side lane - Don't get poked for free - Never jump on him when he has full CDs - His passive W auto + E will chunk you pretty hard"
Tahm Kench
"- Play for a 3-wave crash - Stack Q on the wave. If he walks up, take a short trade. - Have unpredictable movement to dodge his Q's - If you walk in and out of the minion wave, you can bait out his Q - When you trade/fight him, stand inside the wave so that he can't hit Q - Post 6, you can look for an all-in when you have a long lane. - You should look to chunk/kill him with R when he's 60-70% HP - Be careful of his R when you're near his tower. He can easily 100 to 0 you by kidnapping you under tower - If he gets 2+ stacks on his passive, then use E to get away from him - Late-game (2-3 items): You can play side lane or team fight. - You won't struggle to fight him, but you will just need to watch out for the enemy JG since Tahm's gank setup is quite good. - Still watch out for his eat under the tower. He can solo kill you if he stuns you under the tower - Push 2 waves and then rotate to your team. If you can force out his TP, you can easily get a T2. - Let him land Q/W when your E is down - Don't get hit by his Q when you're full HP since it does %HP damage - If you have to use W then do so - Watch out for out of vision W's"
Urgot
"- Urgot can walk behind your wave to zone you from the first 3 minions. - If he flips you with (E), you will either die or get chunked. - If you can dodge the flip, you can take a short trade with Q stacks. Just don't over-commit - Ideally, you stay in your wave so that he pushes fast. If you can deny him his 3 wave crash, you will be in a great position - When you slow push into him, you can take short E>Q4 trades, but you need an HP advantage. - If you can dodge/W his Q, you have a 10-8 second window to look for a trade - The biggest risk when laning against Urgot is his E>Flash combo. This allows for an incredible gank setup and insane solo kill pressure. - What you should look out for is wasting E. If he has dirk, you will literally die from 90% HP from his combo. - Always respect this timer. If you don't have E/W, just play safe and wait for cooldowns. - When fighting Urgot, you should kite away from his empowered leg autos. Just walk with one of his used legs. This drastically reduces his damage output - Try to hold your E to dodge his flip. If you can consistently do this, the matchup becomes a lot easier. - You lose mid-game (2-3 items) until Deathcap. And even then, if he flips you without your W, you just instantly die. - For sidelaning, it depends on whether he took ignite or not. - If he did, push waves and look for fights with your team - It's best to play with your team. If someone CC's him, you can deal much more damage than him. - Avoid his empowered passive autos - Don't E>Q into him without some kind of advantage - Just be patient and try to survive the laning phase "
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